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He flew to Scotland to "keep Britain out of the war"? But it had already been at war with Germany for two years. Did the writer mean to keep the USSR or the US out of the war? 23.248.5.75 (talk) 15:51, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't have access to the source book locally any more so I will bring it in on inter-library loan. This could take several weeks. — Diannaa (talk) 01:00, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I cannot help with either the precise wording, nor the precise meaning, but point out that this is the prosecution, rather than WP's argument. "The prosecution's case against Hess was presented by Mervyn Griffith-Jones … … He pointed out that the timing of Hess's trip to Scotland, only six weeks before the German invasion of the Soviet Union, could only be viewed as an attempt by Hess to keep the British out of the war." Whether his intended meaning is to keep Britain out of support in THAT war, (ie the Eastern front) or to TAKE Britain out of the war I cannot say.Pincrete (talk) 04:22, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's on page 163. Griffith-Jones considered Hess's visit to have been timed to get Britain to sign a peace treaty prior to the German invasion of the Soviet Union, so as to prevent them from getting involved on the Eastern Front. So I have changed it to read "... to prevent the British from interfering" — Diannaa (talk) 18:51, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The Wikipedia account is nonsense and Diana is the keeper of the same. Sorry. Jtg harris (talk) 22:39, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]